DP Recaps > 2020

By:David Beckley - October 21, 2020
The Diamond Prospects headed over to Shipyard Park tonight to catch a matchup between our newest addition to the league, The Grand Strand Warriors of Myrtle Beach as they faced off against the Sharks 2 team of Mount Pleasant. It says a lot about these young men, coaches, and their families to travel down from the...

By: Gary Randall - October 20, 2020
On the birthdate (would have been 89) of one of the all-time greats in baseball history and my favorite player, Mickey Mantle, and the 29th birthday (60 years age difference to the day) of my daughter, I was covering a quality night of baseball action.
Game 1 involved more younger players, Lancers 2 and Bruins, ...

By: Gary Randall - October 21, 2020

To put the finishing touches on Week 5 of the 6 weeks of regular season league play, a little bouncing around was the pre-set plan to see teams at two different venues for a second look. Doing so also afforded an opportunity to scout players in consideration for the Fall-Star Game, November 4th.
The evening sta...

By: DeWayne Kitts – October 21, 2020

Tonight DP took a scenic route through the Francis Marion Forest over to Philip Simmons for a matchup between the Iron Horses of Philip Simmons and the Swamp Foxes 2 of Ashley Ridge.
Before the game, I like to take the opportunity to meet with both Coaches to go over rosters and just talk briefly about their r...

By: Barry Mabry & Cory Welch – October 19-21, 2020 
As we are rolling to the conclusion of the Upstate Fall League, DP was out again in full force this week with coverage of 18 teams at five different sites. Another week of beautiful weather allowed all the scheduled games to get in with no issues setting us up for the regular season final...

By: Gary Randall - October 14, 2020
Wrapping up DP-GRH coverage from Wednesday evening games, the Lancers 1 squad squared off at the Chester Baseball Complex with the Yetis of Cleveland CC from Shelby, NC. A first-year baseball program from a community college that has been in existence since 1965, Coach Gene Bowles was hired by CCC a year in advan...

By:David Beckley - October 15, 2020

The Diamond Prospects Fall League swung over to beautiful Shipyard Park Wednesday night. Lots going on over there as teams around the area look to utilize their beautiful facilities. Because of that demand, games cannot start until approximately 7:30 at Shipyard. So we appreciate not only their hospitality, but ...

By: Gary Randall - October 14, 2020

Week 4 of 6 in the 2020 version of the DP Greater Rock Hill Fall League involved a double-header matching Cleveland Community College (Shelby, NC) and Lancers 1 (game recap tomorrow) followed by an intra-league game between Falcons A and Blue Eagles-Clinton (BE-C).
Pitching dominated the brisk, early pace of th...

By: DeWayne Kitts – October 14, 2020
DP Fall league continues in the Lowcountry, Trojans 2 vs Warriors 3

Tonight DP traveled down the road to the Island for a matchup between the James Island Trojans and the Wando Warriors. Another picture perfect night for baseball as it felt like mid-October and not to mention the breeze with an assist for keepi...